Please RSVP below for:

The "Hogmosh of Undefined Lines": Will we ever define Boston's Neighborhood Boundaries?

Panelists include:
Sunday Taylor; Director of Data, Research, and Continuous Learning, DSNI
John Ruch, Editor at Jamaica Plain Gazette & Mission Hill Gazette
Daniel O'Brien; Research Director of the Boston Area Research Initiative at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study & Lecturer, Department of Sociology, Harvard University


Where one Boston neighborhood ends and another begins has been a hotly debated issue. Different city agencies, neighborhood residents, and community & media organizations embrace diverging and often conflicting views of what Boston’s neighborhood boundaries look like. Come join us for a Boston Indicators Project Data Open house in a conversation about these different delineations from perspectives grounded in data, journalism, and advocacy.  We’ll discuss if and why consensus is important, whether & how conflicting boundaries matter, and how it affects the efforts of data analysts at community based organizations, journalists and residents. We’ll also spend time over cocktails and hors d'oeuvres being exposed to new tools for boundary definition  and discuss our own definition of what Mayor Menino calls the, ‘hogmosh of undefined lines.’

The goal of this open house series is to bring together community-based data analysts, data-driven journalists, and other data enthusiasts to  increase our collective exposure to experts and best practices in using data to drive community change. These open houses have been part of the lead up to Data Day– an all-day conference on June 21 at Northeastern University, aimed at helping organizations, news organizations and municipalities expand their capacity to use technology and data in innovative ways to advance community and organizational goals.



Tuesday, June 11th from 5:30 – 7:30, with socializing and refreshments
The Boston Foundation
75 Arlington Street, 10th floor